connecting laptop to Alba HD Ready Saorview TV?

Rogorose

Hi

I bought a VGA to HDMI cable last week as I thought it would allow me to view what is on laptop on my tv screen. This is a link to the wire I bought on ebay - http://www.ebay.ie/itm/111114410305?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I have a 3-4 year old Emachine e627 laptop and I am using it to connect to a new Alba HD Ready Saorview LED TV/DVD Combi 22inch and the wires connect into both fine but the tv is telling me I have no HDMI signal. From looking into it online I see that I may need some type of converter/adapter as well as the wire I have.

Would anyone know if this is needed also to make it work and what one is suitable to go with this wire I already have?

Sorry I don't know much about tvs, any info anyone has would be great!
thanks a million!

coylemj

The eBay seller in fairness to him does point out the following in relation to that cable....

Your Video card must support digital signal output through VGA port function

It's virtually certain that your laptop doesn't do this and is simply sending regular analogue signal (video only) through the VGA port so your setup won't work.

The VGA port on a laptop is intended to be used to connect up an external monitor (screen) or to connect to a projector for giving presentations, it carries video only (no audio) so by itself it's no good for watching TV.

Does your laptop have a HDMI port as well as a VGA port? If the laptop has a HDMI port then just go out and buy a cheap HDMI cable (Tesco sells them) and connect the laptop to the TV, job done.

If your TV has a VGA port (which looks the same as the one on the laptop), then you need a VGA to VGA cable (male at both ends) for video and an audio cable with a 3.5mm male jack at each end, you will connect this to the headphone socket in the laptop and if the TV has a VGA port, there should be an 'audio in' port nearby.

If the laptop has no HDMI port and the TV has no VGA port then you will need to buy a VGA to HDMI converter.

Rogorose

Hi, thank you very much for the reply. Yes it looks like I must need a converter as the laptop has a VGA port only and the TV has a HDMI port only, unfortunately I though the VGA to HDMI wire (male at both ends) was all that was needed to do the trick.

Would you know if some of these converters would be correct? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proxima-Direct%C2%AE-Composite-Converter-satisfied/dp/B004TCXING/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1375115111&sr=8-4&keywords=vga+to+hdmi+converter

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-Black-Adapter-Converter-Laptop/dp/B007KEIRNG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375115071&sr=8-2&keywords=vga+to+hdmi+converter

Thank again, my knowledge about connecting laptops and tvs etc is very limited!

coylemj

Rogorose wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proxima-Direct%C2%AE-Composite-Converter-satisfied/dp/B004TCXING/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1375115111&sr=8-4&keywords=vga+to+hdmi+converter

Doesn't support HDMI, it will probably work if your TV has an S-Video port but I wouldn't buy that one.

Rogorose wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-Black-Adapter-Converter-Laptop/dp/B007KEIRNG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375115071&sr=8-2&keywords=vga+to+hdmi+converter

Converts HDMI (input) to VGA, the opposite of what you're looking to do.

This is what you need, I'm not saying it's the best or the cheapest and I have never used this type of technology because I had a HDMI port on my laptop before I bought a HD TV but this will do what you're looking for....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet%C2%AE-Converter-Supports-Computer-Lifetime/dp/B002C6NP5C/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1375118646&sr=8-5&keywords=vga+hdmi+converter

Don't buy anything that doesn't involve the word 'converter' in the description.

Rogorose

Thanks a million coylemj for all your help! I will check that one out!